It's Another World Record

Album Cover Art from the Studio of The World Record Club, 1958–1976

A new book presented by author/designer Geoff Hocking. Published by New Chum Press, 2009

This new book by well-known writer, artist and designer Geoff Hocking celebrates the 'magnum opus' that was the creative output of the Melbourne based World Record Club design studio where more than 2000 original cover designs were created between the years 1958–1976.

'It's Another World Record' brings together a selection of more than 500 of the original album covers in an extensive and beautifully illustrated 320-page book – a celebration of the studio and the impact in had on graphic design in Australia in the 1960s and '70s.

At 320 pages, full-color throughout, hardback, this is a big book – featuring reproductions of more than 500 album covers, a short company history and biographies of several of the artists.

This book is a must for lovers of classical music, good graphic design, collectors and ephemerists alike.

You can contact the publisher/author Geoff Hocking at New Chum Press, PO Box 603 Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, 3450  or order through